Waterbury, Conn.  – Freshman Nick Meier scored a game-winning overtime goal to give the Post University men's lacrosse team its first win of the season, a 15-14 thriller over the University of the District of Columbia on Wednesday at LaMoy Field.

Meier scored three goals on the day. The Eagles started the period with the ball as the Firebirds was in the midst of a penalty. After the Eagles passed the ball around for a few seconds, Meier took a pass from junior Justin Nogueira and whipped it past Firebirds goalkeeper Matt Miller to give the Eagles the win as his teammates piled on top of him.

After conceding the first goal of the game, the Eagles scored six straight as Meier scored twice, while classmate Brendan Kelleher scored twice and one each from freshman Nicholas Steele and junior Carlos Chacua to give the Eagles the early advantage. They'd take their biggest lead at 9-3 after a goal from freshman Ryan Baker and two from senior Jake Bova.

The Firebirds scored the next six goals to tie the game at the 9:14 mark before Kelleher put the Eagles back up with his third goal of the game.

The teams would go back and forth and the Eagles took a 14-13 lead with a goal from Baker with 3:41 left. UDC's Joseph Cote would tie the game at 2:07, sending the game to overtime.

Kelleher finished with four goals. Chacua had three, while Bova and Baker each had two.

Senior Manuele D'Alessio had 18 saves for the Eagles (1-6).

Zander Torres had four goals to pace the Firebirds (3-6).

The Eagles will host Mercy on March 18 at 3 p.m. in their next game.